South Mississippi Numismatic Association

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August 19 = National Aviation Day

NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration To most people, the sky is the limit. To those who love aviation, the sky is home.

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August, 30 2007 In The Thomas Jefferson Liberty coin and medal was released through the First Spouse Coin and Medal Program by the United States Mint

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August 30 1797 author Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley was born in London.

August 30th = World Frankenstein Day

[ Featured] 200th Anniversary of the Publication of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein
Designed By: Thomas T. Docherty
Mint: The Royal Mint
This £2 coin pays tribute to author Mary Shelley, who, 200 years ago, created an enduring nightmare through her novel , hailed as the first science fiction novel.
Reverse: includes a rendition of the word FRANKENSTEIN in lettering meant to reference the electricity that brought the to life.

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August 30, 1682 In William Penn sailed to the "New World" from England. He later established the American colony of Pennsylvania.

[ Featured]1882 William Penn Pennsylvania Bicentennial Medal

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August 30 = World Frankenstein Day

Raise a glass to Mary Shelley born this day, August 30, 1797
World Frankenstein Day pays homage to one of the greatest gothic stories of all time. In 1818, Mary Shelley wrote a novel about a young scientist named Victor Frankenstein who discovers how to give life to inanimate bodies.

[ Featured] 2019 Frankenstein Set 200 Years of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein
Issuing Country Tokelau
Year Date 2019
Special Feature Gold plating & Color Application
Mintage 5,000

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August = National Dog Month
August is National Dog Month, a time dedicated to celebrating and appreciating the companionship and joy that dogs bring to our lives. It's a month to recognize their positive impact on our physical and emotional well-being and to promote responsible pet ownership

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August = Romance Awareness Month
February isn’t the only romantic month on the calendar. Check your relationship’s pulse during Romance Awareness in August. Romance Awareness Month founder, Eileen Buchheim, created Romance Awareness Month to encourage couples to improve their relationships through romance all year long.

We are pleased to bring you a brand new Disney Love coin for 2017. This year's coin features a delightful illustration of kissing – an expression of their enduring romance. With a worldwide mintage of only 10,000, add this charming to your Love collection now! Visit nzmint.com

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August 31 2020 In The Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park Quarter was released. The reverse (tails) design depicts a young girl completing the planting of a Norway spruce seedling near an established tree, continuing the life cycle of the forest. The child represents the conservationist, seeking to maintain a sustainable forest for future enjoyment and education. The reverse of the coin was sculpted by Michael Gaudioso, Medallic Artist and designed by Donna Weaver, of the Artistic Infusion Program. The Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park in Vermont is the only national park dedicated to telling the story of conservation history and the evolving nature of land stewardship in America. It was the boyhood home of George Perkins Marsh, one of America’s first conservationists, and later the home of Frederick Billings. The property was given to the American people by its most recent owners, Laurance S. and Mary French Rockefeller.
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The reverse (tails) design of the Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park Quarter depicts a young girl completing the planting of a Norway spruce seedling near an established tree, continuing the life cycle of the forest. The child represents the conservationist, seeking to maintain a sustainable forest for future enjoyment and education. The inscription “LAND STEWARDSHIP” anchors the design. Additional inscriptions are "MARSH-BILLINGS-ROCKEFELLER," "VERMONT," "2020," and "E PLURIBUS UNUM." https://bit.ly/33izUxZ

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August 31, 1895 in Ely Samuel Parker (born Hasanoanda, later known as Donehogawa) a Seneca attorney, engineer, and tribal diplomat & U.S. Army General died. When General Grant was elected as US president, he appointed Parker as Commissioner of Indian Affairs, the first Native American to hold that post. Sadly, Ely Samuel Parker lived his last years in poverty, dying in Fairfield, Connecticut where he was buried. He left his widow with no income and few possessions; those included, however, one of the valuable manifold (carbon) copies of the surrender of Robert E Lee he had written at Appomattox.
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The 2022 Native American $1 Coin honors Ely Samuel Parker, a U.S. Army officer, engineer, and tribal diplomat, who served as military secretary to Ulysses S. Grant during the U.S. Civil War. When Robert E. Lee surrendered at Appomattox, Virginia, on the morning of April 9, 1865, Parker rendered the formal surrender documents in his own hand. Learn more on our website at https://bit.ly/39Q8nw5.

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August 30, 1952, in the Avro Vulcan prototype VX770 took to the skies for the first time. The flight was piloted by Wing Commander Roland "Roly" Falk The Vulcan, a symbol of power and grace - the third coin in the series celebrating 100 years of the Royal Air Force
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The Vulcan, a symbol of power and grace - the third coin in our series celebrating 100 years of the Royal Air Force : http://fal.cn/y2a6